Lot 483
An early twentieth century small silver hip flask of rectangular form, hinged domed lid with...
Monday 28 November 2011 | 10:00 | Lots: 583
Lot 483
An early twentieth century small silver hip flask
Lot 483
Lot Description
An early twentieth century small silver hip flask of rectangular form, hinged domed lid with locking mechanism and detachable cup. Hallmarked Marples & Beasley Birmingham 1912. Height measuring 4 3/8 inches (11 cm), weight 3.4 ozt (106 grams).
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
The hip flask displays general wear and surface marks and scratches and is also very tarnished. There are some deeper scratches, various nicks and several small dints to the main body. There are also contact marks to the lower body where the detachable cup has been taken on and off. The hinged cover and locking mechanism are in good working order. The inner rim is slightly misshapen and there are remnants of polish to the interior. Struck with full and part hallmarks, some of the marks are completely distorted but some legible. Underside of detachable cup is also stamped with numbers 451.
Please login to request a condition report or ask more questions.
Own a similar item?
Request a Valuation
Get started
Receive alerts about
similar lots
Get Started
Telephone Bid
Bid
Newsletter Signup
Keyword Alerts
Would you like to receive personalised keyword alerts when new catalogues go live. If so, please indicate these below
Set a password to save your keyword alerts
Passwords are a minimum of 8 characters and must include an upper case letter, a lower case letter, a number and a special character.
Newsletter
